Introduction to the internet
Name: Felicia Goh
Class: B
Instructor: Abel Choy
A weekly blog about our journey with the internet
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
The final post for the semester.
Over the last lesson, we discussed the future of the internet. How the internet's revolution will change as time goes by and how it would influence and impact our lives.
Below is a video by Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Google's vice president who shares his view on Google's perspective on the future of the internet.
Also, here's another video which im sure of you many of us have seen before, if not from other blogs but also in another class in school.
This video did indeed showcase on of the vast possibilities about the internet's future. But watching the video however, brought about a sense of fear within me. How is it that a gadget such as that could get a "6th sense?" that we'd then know EVERYTHING there is to know about ANYTHING around us? Isnt that scary?
It reminded me of that movie i Robot by Will Smith where Robots took over the world.
Would we one day be taken over by the future of the internet's technology? Would we one day be so over-reliant on technology that we can no longer depend on our own ability to make sound decisions? and with the internet, everything becomes virtual. With virtual reality coming closer and closer to our reality, one day, we might really mix that all up. Which is scary dont you think?
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How quickly this module and this semster comes to an end. I've really learnt a lot from this class, about the origins of the internet, the social tools which the internet is able to provide us, the impacts of learning online through blooms taxomony, and everything else that is now done online like jounrlism, politics and shopping just to name a few.
This class was made so much more interesting through the presentations of our fellow classmates who shared their knowledge with us as well as the videos and sharings by the lecturer.
A class which I previouisly thought to be dull became one that was insightful and relavent to my life as well as my future after this course comes to an end. It proved to be relvant that many of us have taken for granted and this course has shown its relavance to us, the students.
With that, Thank You =)
Over the last lesson, we discussed the future of the internet. How the internet's revolution will change as time goes by and how it would influence and impact our lives.
Below is a video by Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Google's vice president who shares his view on Google's perspective on the future of the internet.
Also, here's another video which im sure of you many of us have seen before, if not from other blogs but also in another class in school.
This video did indeed showcase on of the vast possibilities about the internet's future. But watching the video however, brought about a sense of fear within me. How is it that a gadget such as that could get a "6th sense?" that we'd then know EVERYTHING there is to know about ANYTHING around us? Isnt that scary?
It reminded me of that movie i Robot by Will Smith where Robots took over the world.
Would we one day be taken over by the future of the internet's technology? Would we one day be so over-reliant on technology that we can no longer depend on our own ability to make sound decisions? and with the internet, everything becomes virtual. With virtual reality coming closer and closer to our reality, one day, we might really mix that all up. Which is scary dont you think?
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How quickly this module and this semster comes to an end. I've really learnt a lot from this class, about the origins of the internet, the social tools which the internet is able to provide us, the impacts of learning online through blooms taxomony, and everything else that is now done online like jounrlism, politics and shopping just to name a few.
This class was made so much more interesting through the presentations of our fellow classmates who shared their knowledge with us as well as the videos and sharings by the lecturer.
A class which I previouisly thought to be dull became one that was insightful and relavent to my life as well as my future after this course comes to an end. It proved to be relvant that many of us have taken for granted and this course has shown its relavance to us, the students.
With that, Thank You =)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Journalism.
Gone are the days where paper and pen were what was needed to express ones thoughts and ideas.
In this day an age, all you need is a keyboard. With the computer, writing has become so much faster and convenient. Coupled with the internet, the audience reach has become so much more wide spread as compared to the paper.
Established newspapers such as the New York Times have caught on to the internet bandwagon and started posting their articles online and even have official blog segments for journalists to post blogs regarding issues. see: www.nytimes.com
Blogging is one form of informal journalism online. With tools such as BLOGGER and LIVEJOURNAL, blogging has never been any easier. users can blog about their day to day activities to share it with their friends and the rest of the world, or to write about issues that concern them so that others might come to know about it too, including pictures and videos as well.
With the internet, it is fascinating how it has allowed journalism to be taken to a whole new level and that anyone can now be a journalist.
Gone are the days where paper and pen were what was needed to express ones thoughts and ideas.
In this day an age, all you need is a keyboard. With the computer, writing has become so much faster and convenient. Coupled with the internet, the audience reach has become so much more wide spread as compared to the paper.
Established newspapers such as the New York Times have caught on to the internet bandwagon and started posting their articles online and even have official blog segments for journalists to post blogs regarding issues. see: www.nytimes.com
Blogging is one form of informal journalism online. With tools such as BLOGGER and LIVEJOURNAL, blogging has never been any easier. users can blog about their day to day activities to share it with their friends and the rest of the world, or to write about issues that concern them so that others might come to know about it too, including pictures and videos as well.
With the internet, it is fascinating how it has allowed journalism to be taken to a whole new level and that anyone can now be a journalist.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
As many have pointed out, perhaps the latest link between politics and the internet was during the 08/09 Presidential Election Campaign in America which Obama won.
Some might wonder what made him stand out from the rest of the other candidates and win the hearts of many. Yes, it was his believes which he stood for, the believe that he could bring change to America.
However, the most crucial factor as to why he was able to reach out to so many, especially the younger audience was because of his ability to make use of the internet, mainly social media to reach out to the youths, who represent the future of the nation.
Of course, the most basic thing Obama has is his official website which keeps netizens up to date with what is happening in the White house.
Apart from that, Obama also has his own Facebook which he uses to keep internet users and facebook users updated with what he is doing.
He even has a Twitter account! Through all these, despite some critics saying that its trivial, having a president going onto the internet and showcasing irrelevant things about his life, it is a way to get young people interested, and in turn, yearn to know more about politics in their country and to hopefully, be more aware and involved.
Singapore has picked up this trend and is looking to use Social Media and the internet as a leverage to reach out to a wider audience for the upcoming General Elections, as you can see form the video below:
In conclusion, the internet is a powerful tool for reaching out to the younger generation who are more inclined to receiving information over the internet rather than through tradional mediums such as print and tv.
Some might wonder what made him stand out from the rest of the other candidates and win the hearts of many. Yes, it was his believes which he stood for, the believe that he could bring change to America.
However, the most crucial factor as to why he was able to reach out to so many, especially the younger audience was because of his ability to make use of the internet, mainly social media to reach out to the youths, who represent the future of the nation.
Of course, the most basic thing Obama has is his official website which keeps netizens up to date with what is happening in the White house.
Apart from that, Obama also has his own Facebook which he uses to keep internet users and facebook users updated with what he is doing.
He even has a Twitter account! Through all these, despite some critics saying that its trivial, having a president going onto the internet and showcasing irrelevant things about his life, it is a way to get young people interested, and in turn, yearn to know more about politics in their country and to hopefully, be more aware and involved.Singapore has picked up this trend and is looking to use Social Media and the internet as a leverage to reach out to a wider audience for the upcoming General Elections, as you can see form the video below:
In conclusion, the internet is a powerful tool for reaching out to the younger generation who are more inclined to receiving information over the internet rather than through tradional mediums such as print and tv.